Objective: To evaluate the psychometric characteristics of the Caregiver Preparedness Scale (CPS) in caregivers of stroke survivors. Background: Caregiver preparedness can have an important impact on both the caregiver and the stroke survivor. The validity and reliability of the CPS has not been tested for the stroke-caregiver population. Methods: We used a cross-sectional design to study a sample of 156 caregivers of stroke survivors. Construct validity of the CPS was evaluated by confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Internal consistency and test-retest reliability were also evaluated. Results: Caregivers were, on average, 54 year old (SD = 13.2) and most were women (64.7%). CFA supported the unidimensionality of the scale (comparative fit index = 0.98). Reliability was also supported: item-reliability index and itemetotal correlations above 0.30; composite reliability index = 0.93; Cronbach’s alpha ¼ 0.94; factor score determinacy = 0.97; and test-retest reliability = 0.92. Conclusion: The CPS is valid and reliable in caregivers of stroke survivors. Scores on this scale may assist health-care providers in identifying caregivers with less preparedness to provide specific interventions.

Psychometric Properties of the Caregiver Preparedness Scale in Caregivers of Stroke Survivors. Heart & Lung / Pucciarelli, G.; Savini, S.; Byun, E.; Simeone, S.; Barbaranelli, Claudio; Juárez Vela, R.; Alvaro, R.; Vellone, E.. - In: HEART & LUNG. - ISSN 0147-9563. - STAMPA. - 43:6(2014), pp. 555-560. [10.1016/j.hrtlng.2014.08.004]

Psychometric Properties of the Caregiver Preparedness Scale in Caregivers of Stroke Survivors. Heart & Lung

BARBARANELLI, Claudio;
2014

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the psychometric characteristics of the Caregiver Preparedness Scale (CPS) in caregivers of stroke survivors. Background: Caregiver preparedness can have an important impact on both the caregiver and the stroke survivor. The validity and reliability of the CPS has not been tested for the stroke-caregiver population. Methods: We used a cross-sectional design to study a sample of 156 caregivers of stroke survivors. Construct validity of the CPS was evaluated by confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Internal consistency and test-retest reliability were also evaluated. Results: Caregivers were, on average, 54 year old (SD = 13.2) and most were women (64.7%). CFA supported the unidimensionality of the scale (comparative fit index = 0.98). Reliability was also supported: item-reliability index and itemetotal correlations above 0.30; composite reliability index = 0.93; Cronbach’s alpha ¼ 0.94; factor score determinacy = 0.97; and test-retest reliability = 0.92. Conclusion: The CPS is valid and reliable in caregivers of stroke survivors. Scores on this scale may assist health-care providers in identifying caregivers with less preparedness to provide specific interventions.
2014
Caregivers; Preparedness; Psychometrics; Stroke; Validity; Reliability
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Psychometric Properties of the Caregiver Preparedness Scale in Caregivers of Stroke Survivors. Heart & Lung / Pucciarelli, G.; Savini, S.; Byun, E.; Simeone, S.; Barbaranelli, Claudio; Juárez Vela, R.; Alvaro, R.; Vellone, E.. - In: HEART & LUNG. - ISSN 0147-9563. - STAMPA. - 43:6(2014), pp. 555-560. [10.1016/j.hrtlng.2014.08.004]
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